IT Project Manager

Skipton International

Full time
Ref: 20261424
Opened: 20/08/2026
Closes: 13/09/2026

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and driven IT Project Manager to join our Technology team in either Jersey or Guernsey. Reporting to the Senior Manager - Engineering, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering a diverse portfolio of technology and business change projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This role requires a confident project leader who can bring clarity to complex business outcomes, work effectively in ambiguous environments, and build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will play a key role in driving collaboration across teams, leading governance forums and workshops, and ensuring successful project delivery from initiation through to operational handover.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy managing competing priorities, and have a passion for delivering meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of technology and business change projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and deliverables appropriate to project size and complexity.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, managing expectations and ensuring effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Chair and facilitate project governance meetings, workshops, and committee discussions, ensuring productive engagement and clear decision-making.
• Coordinate resources, manage workloads, and optimise team productivity across multiple workstreams.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies and driving timely resolutions.
• Support the development of business cases and monitor project budgets to ensure effective cost management and value delivery.
• Manage project change requests, ensuring scope changes are appropriately assessed, controlled, and communicated.
• Maintain end-to-end quality assurance across project documentation, deliverables, benefits realisation, and project governance.
• Ensure operational readiness by supporting implementation planning, business change impact assessments, and transition into business-as-usual activities.
• Deliver accurate and timely project reporting, ensuring compliance with established project management standards and governance frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and applying best practices across future initiatives.